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(001)-oriented thin films of the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal cadmium arsenide can realize a quantum spin Hall insulator and other kinds of topological physics, all within the flexible architecture of epitaxial heterostructures. Here,…
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We study water waves propagating over a smooth obstacle in a fluid of varying depth, motivated by the observation that submerged islands in the ocean act as effective lenses that increase the amplitude and destructive power of tsunami waves…
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In the present contribution we review basic mathematical results for three physical systems involving self-organising solid or liquid films at solid surfaces. The films may undergo a structuring process by dewetting,…
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